Elements of Style

Rich Razzleberry was not one of my favourite colours, but with tone-on-tone background stamping teamed with Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive and Whisper White cardstock, plus a dash of Basic Black ink, this really works for me. Credit goes to Gail Beezley whose June Card Kit of the Month instructions I purchased online.  The stamp set is "Elements of Style" and has become one of my favourites.

Box Card

Back in the land of blog.

Box cards are surprisingly easy and are sure to impress.

This one is made using Pear Pizzazz cardstock, ink and ribbon and Circle Circus and Just Believe stamp sets - all by Stampin' Up 

Sentimental Journey

Stampin' Up Summer Mini  [1 December - 31 March]
is absolutely bursting with wonderful new products and ideas.

Check out the stamp set 'Sentimental Journey' used here.
There is everything you need for that travel journal, mini book and cards.

I have used Stampin' Up
 'Travel Journal' Designer Series Paper
'Smooch Spritz' Silver Foil and Gold Glow and the Color Catcher
1" circle punch for the compass image
'Night of Navy' ink pad

I CASE'D this card from the very talented Aly Schilling

Presto Patterns Specialty DSP

I really love the new Designer Series Paper 'Presto Patterns Specialty'
available from the current
Stampin' Up Summer Mini Catalogue

Here I have sponged the DSP with 'Cherry Cobbler' ink
framed it with 'More Mustard' Cardstock
and mounted it on Crumb Cake Cardstock
which has been stamped using the
'Elements of Style' stamp set

Wreath Gift Card Holder Ornament

This project was a great success at my Sunday Workshop

 I used Certainly Celery and Old Olive cardstock

 the 5-petal flower punch

Old Olive ink 

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

The gift card slips between two layers of vellum

The designer is Canadian Stampin' Up Demonstrator
Andrea Walford, Sunny Stampin' Inc.  

The New Summer Mini Catalogue is here!

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Don't hesitate to contact me if you wish to order from:

Summer Mini Catalogue 

December Frenzy 

2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue.

December Frenzy

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Dasher

I have just finished the last of my Christmas Cards.

This year I really enjoyed using 'Dasher'. He is perfect for the 'earthy' style I have come to love using Stampin' Up products.

Here I particularly like the combination of 'Crumb Cake', 'Cherry Cobbler' and 'Whisper White' cardstock, using 'Always Artichoke' Stampin' Pad for the 'Dasher' stamp and 'Medallion' background stamp.

Dress Up Christmas

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Medallion

At our Gorgeous Girls Workshop yesterday we made three cards, two using the Medallion background stamp.  With this card I demonstrated the emboss resist technique which I think works particularly well with this stamp.

All materials used are by Stampin' Up:

Card stock:  Soft Suede and  Crumb Cake
Newsprint Designer Series Paper
Clear emboss powder
Concord Crush Classic Stampin' Pad
Eyelet Border Punch
Hemp Twine
Tiny Tags Stamp Set
Jewelry Tag Medium

Inspiration Claire Daly

Concord Crush Flowers

For this card I used the new 'In Color' Concord Crush with its Color Coach Dynamic Duo partner Perfect Plum.

The flowers are from the new Awash with Flowers stamp set on page 71 of the Stampin' Up Idea Book & Catalogue.

The greeting is one of the Short & Sweet stamp set on page 111.

Scallop Edge Border Punch page 148.

Color Coach page 117.

Awash with Flowers

This is my first play with the stamp set 'Awash with Flowers' and the Stampin' Up 'Elegant Lines' Textured Impressions embossing folder.

Card stock used Chocolate Chip, Elegant Eggplant & Whisper White

Stampin' Pads Elegant Eggplant & Basic Grey

'Amour' from the Artisic Etchings stamp set

Additional flower image mounted on Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin' Up! Colour Coach

My new COLOUR COACH  arrived this morning and I am so excited.  

Not only does it have the complete colour range but is supplied with the new 'In Colours'.

On the back of each colour there is

DYNAMIC DUO, CREATIVE COMBINATION, GETTING STARTED COMBINATION 

AND SWEET SET.

It has cards to make up your own creative colour combos, plus all you need to know about colour principals.

This is going to be my 'cannot live without' tool.

WHAT'S YOURS?

Artistic Etchings

I love shabby chic, so the Stampin' Up stamp set 'Artistic Etchings' is right up my rue.


Stampin' Up products used:
Riding Hood Red cardstock and Stampin' Pad
Newsprint DSP
Basic Gray Stampin' Pad


Ribbon from my stash
Card inspiration Patty Bennett

Out Today

Welcome to the new

Stampin' Up Ideas Book & Catalogue.

Click the link to view on-line or download your copy.

  You will find some scrumptious goodies to drool over.

Friends Never Fade

I love the colour combination of Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss introduced to me by Jacque Pedersen quite a while back now.  Here it is with two of the four stamps in the set 'Friends Never Fade' from the new Stampin' Up Ideas Book & Catalogue due for release on 1st September.

We have eagerly awaited the new IB&C for what seems a long time now, but you won't be disappointed - it is delicious!  My Demonstrator copy is dog-eared already.  I cannot wait to order some new goodies.

Goodies used here all by Stampin' Up, except the ribbon from my stash. I sneeked in a stamp from 'Pocket Silhouettes' on the Curly Label Punch tag, cut out the flower and used Dimensionals, distressed some of the card edges and added Blue Bayou ink.

Happy Moments

I love the colour combination Lyn used in this CASE of Paula Dobsons masculine card.  She started with the button and chose the Stampin' Up colours to go with it.  I must try that technique.  Well done Lyn.

Recipe:
All by Stampin' Up
Basic Grey & Elegant Eggplant Cardstock
Happy Moments stamp set
Basic Grey Stampin' Pad
Hemp Twine

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Pocket Silouettes

I think Pocket Silhouettes is probably one of the most versatile Stampin' Up stamp sets in my collection, and one I will never part with.




Here are two cards made by Val, one of the 3Gs - Gorgeous Girls Group [there are three of us!]

All products used in the second card are by Stampin' Up with very effective use of the Scallop and Square punches.

Elegance

I love the simple elegance of this card made by Lyn.








The clean, crisp colours make it an ideal wedding card.

Stepper Card

This is one of Val McGunnigle's creations.  I love the combination of colours using Stampin' Up Cardstock, Stamp, Designer Series Paper and Scallop Punch together with other bits and pieces from her stash.


I am having another get-together with my stamping friends tomorrow, so please have a peak during the next few days to see what we have been up to.

Introducing Lyn Wellington

Introducing my friend Lyn.  She started stamping less than a year ago, and in my opinion really has a flair for composition and co-ordination.  Keep a look out for this rising star.

Stampin' Up supples used in this card:
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White (using a Cuttlebug embossing folder)
Cottage Wall DSP
Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Pad ink

Stamp Sets:  Pocket Silhouettes & Butterfly Prints

Happy Moments

This card was CAS'd from a Magic Card by crystal alves-tusim

Mine is just a straight forward card with a circle cut out and the cake image stamped inside.

SUPPLIES:

Cardstock:  (Stampin' Up) Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise (retired) and Whisper White

Inks: (Stampin' Up) Basic Gray, Rose Red, More Mustard

Stamps: (Stampin' Up) Happy Moments

Seaworthy

This design is by Jacque Pedersen.  I love Jacque's attention to detail and really enjoyed making this card at her house the last time I was in Auckland with two of my stamping friends.


Supplies used:


Stampin' Up Seaworthy stamp set
Stampin' Up Cardstock : Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Baja Breeze
Stampin' Pads : Basic Grey, Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss
Stampin Up' Crimper
Stampin' Up Photo Corner Punch
Stampin' Up Jumbo Eyelets
Stampin' Up 'Sanded' background stamp

Follow Your Heart

I really love the words and layout of the six sentiments in the Sale-A-Bration stamp set 'Whimsical Words'.

The colour combination for this card is Ballet Blue, Old Olive & Whisper White.

The bird is overstamped with Ballet Blue ink and one of the 'Circle Circus' stamps.

The background is first stamped off on scratch paper using Ballet Blue again with one of the 'Vintage Vogue' flower stamps. The 'stamping off ' technique gives a soft, subtle background. All products used are by Stampin' Up.

This is a Barb Mullikin CASE. She did a CASE from the, soon to be our's, new Ideas Book & Catalogue. Keep a look out for it. Not long to wait now.

About Time Too

This month I signed up to become a Stampin' Up Demonstrator!

I have loved the Stampin' Up products ever since the company came to New Zealand in April 2007, and I got my crafty little mitts on an Idea Book & Catalogue from Jacque Pedersen.

So, after a long absence from blogging, I am back with a card I made at a get-together with my friends Val and Lyn. A couple of times a month we each present a project idea and do a lot of chatting while we work. I great way to spend an afternoon.

Here I used:

Stampin' Up Mellow Moss cardstock for the card Base

Soft Sky, Not Quite Navy & Whisper White for the front

Background stamped off with a stamp from the set 'Embrace Life'

The birds and branches are made with the Stampin' Up Extra-Large Two-Step Bird Punch.

Tune in soon for some more of our 'Stamp & Chat'

Designs by Michelle

 My daughter, Michelle, has really got the Stampin' Up! bug.

For my birthday treat I requested a trip to Auckland with her and my friend Val, while my husband, Phil, looked after our grandson for the day.

They all went along with this idea, and everyone was happy doing what they like to do.  A lot of men  hate shopping, and will do anything to get out of  it, but in Phil's case it was a day made in heaven. 

It so happens that Michelle was cooped up in the back of the car with my copy of the new Idea Book & Catalogue, nose well and truly buried,  and on the way home she announced that she was interested in hosting a workshop.  Well, you could have knocked me down with a feather, she hadn't even been to a workshop.  The workshop went ahead, and was a great success.

 

These are two of Michelle's first card designs and I was blown away.

She puts it down to Stampin' Up products being so inspirational.

Michelle has always been creative and has produced beautiful work ever since she was a child.

As you can see her SU style is CAS (clean and simple) of which I very much approve.

Supplies used:     Pocket Silhouettes

                               Circle Circus

                               Office Accoutrements (retired)

                               Scallop Punch

                            

More by Michelle

This is Michelle's interpretation of the Fresh Cut Notes card we did at her workshop.

She stamped the white card with the Fresh Cuts Stamp Set using Baja Breeze Stampin' Pad for the main image and Chocolate Chip for the words.

She used her new  5-Petal Flower punch and layered it, using a brad, with the small Fresh Cuts flower in Kiwi Kiss.

The inside layer is Riding Hood Red CS.  And there goes the Chocolate Chip flower from Office Accoutrements again!  Talk about versatile.

Guess where the punched out flower went..........

on another card, of course, layered on top of the Office Accoutrements large flower, stamped in Riding Hood Red, and guess what - that great little Chocolate Chip flower again!

For someone who said she wasn't into making cards, I think her first SU attempts are fabulous and have that WOW factor.